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The differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus found throughout northern Mexico, central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It is considered a pest in most of its range.he differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus found throughout northern Mexico, central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It is considered a pest in most of its range.
It takes about two months for a grasshopper to complete its life cycle from egg to adult. During the summer and fall, an adult female grasshopper lays eggs in the ground. The eggs are stuck together in a pod. A pod can contain only a few eggs or over a hundred, depending on the type of grasshopper.